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I am trying to learn and configure zfs, and got to know that zfs uses the EFI labeling of the disk whereas the ufs uses the SMI labeling. Can someone let me know what is the difference between these two labeling so that I can grasp the concept. :-)
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I am trying to learn and configure zfs, and got to know that zfs uses the EFI labeling of the disk whereas the ufs uses the SMI labeling. Can someone let me know what is the difference between these two labeling so that I can grasp the concept. :-)

What is SMI and EFI labeling ?

Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 at Bell Labs. Today, it is a modern OS with many commercial flavors and licensees, including FreeBSD, Hewlett-Packard’s UX, IBM AIX and Apple Mac OS-X. Apart from its command-line interface, most UNIX variations support the standardized X Window System for GUIs, with the exception of the Mac OS, which uses a proprietary system.